A 3rd Wing F-22 Raptor escorts a Russian Air Force Tu-95 Bear bomber near Nunivak
Island, 2007. It was the first intercept of a Bear bomber for an F-22 which was alerted
out of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s Combat Alert Center. (Courtesy photo)

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - Team Andersen Airmen tour a B-52 Stratofortress from the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base, N.D. that is here to support the continuous bomber presence in the Pacific, March 10. The Pacific Airpower tour was created to help show Airmen how they contribute to the Andersen mission. During the tour, Airmen get the chance to visit multiple units located on base, either deployed or permanent party, giving them a deeper look into what others are doing during their tour here and what essential role they play in the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Carlin Leslie)

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - Team Andersen Airmen tour a B-52 Stratofortress from the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base, N.D. that is here to support the continuous bomber presence in the Pacific, March 10. The Pacific Airpower tour was created to help show Airmen how they contribute to the Andersen mission. During the tour, Airmen get the chance to visit multiple units located on base, either deployed or permanent party, giving them a deeper look into what others are doing during their tour here and what essential role they play in the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Carlin Leslie)

An A-10C aircraft from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, arrives March 9 to Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. The U.S. Air Force is deploying 12 A-10C aircraft from Davis-Monthan to Osan for approximately six months as part of a scheduled deployment. The unit, called the 354th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, will replace the 100th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Kunsan that is returning to the 187th Fighter Wing, Alabama. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Paul Holcomb)

Airman 1st Class Matthew Stryjek, a crew chief assigned to the 354th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, receives the first A-10C aircraft from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, to land at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 9. The U.S. Air Force is deploying 12 A-10C aircraft from Davis-Monthan to Osan for approximately six months as part of a scheduled deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Paul Holcomb)

Airman 1st Class Alexander Dean, a crew chief assigned to the 354th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, receives the first A-10C aircraft from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, to land at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 9. The U.S. Air Force is deploying 12 A-10C aircraft from Davis-Monthan to Osan for approximately six months as part of a scheduled deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Paul Holcomb)

Crew chiefs receive the first A-10C aircraft from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, to land at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 9. The U.S. Air Force is deploying 12 A-10C aircraft from Davis-Monthan to Osan for approximately six months as part of a scheduled deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Paul Holcomb)

An A-10C aircraft touches down March 9 at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. The U.S. Air Force is deploying 12 A-10C aircraft from Davis-Monthan to Osan for approximately six months as part of a scheduled deployment. The unit, called the 354th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, will replace the 100th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Kunsan that is returning to the 187th Fighter Wing, Alabama. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daylena Gonzalez)

KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- F-16D Fighting Falcons from the 80th Fighter Squadron and 38th Fighter Group prepare for takeoff here March 9 as part of an exercise called, "Buddy Wing." This exercise a combined fighter exchange program designed to improve interoperability between the U.S. Air Force and ROK Air Force fighter squadrons. It facilitates fighter pilots and maintenace personnel to exchange tactics and procedures for the betterment and safety of the peninsula. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Pomeroy)

A C-17 Globemaster III from the 109th Airlift Wing at Stratton Air National Guard Base, N.Y., is parked at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, as part of Operation Deep Freeze 2010-2011. ODF is the U.S. military's operational and logistic support of the NSF's scientific research activities in Antarctica. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Lt. Col. Robert Wellington)

Senior Airman Randy Sims waits for the signal so he can marshal the pilot out of the parking spot during Cope North exercise at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 21, 2011. The U.S. Air Force and Japanese Air Self-Defense Force conduct Cope North annually to increase combat readiness and interoperability concentrating on coordination and evaluation of air tactics, techniques and procedures. Airmen Sims is an F-16 Fighting Falcon crew chief assigned to the 354th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Angelita Lawrence)

Maj. Pete Kasarskis conducts pre-flight check during Cope North exercise at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 21, 2011. The U.S. Air Force and Japanese Air Self-Defense Force conduct Cope North annually to increase combat readiness and interoperability concentrating on coordination and evaluation of air tactics, techniques and procedures. Major Kasarskis is a F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot with the 18th Aggressor Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Angelita Lawrence)